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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The
2013 Women's Cricket World Cup, the 10th Women's Cricket World Cup, is underway,
being hosted by India
for the third time. India
previously hosted the World Cup in 1978 and 1997. India played perfect hosts losing out ~ there
were only 4 teams in each Group and one thought 3 teams advancing to super Six
was simple – it was not to be for India.

This
tournament has seen runs being plundered. Thirush Kamini made the first ton for
India in an ODI; Stefanie
Taylor made 180; Harmanpreet Kaur made 143 but still India
lost to England. Yesterday
it was another worst performance ~ an
embarrassing 138-run loss to Sri Lanka
that ensured that hosts India were knocked out of the ICC Women’s World
Cup at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai. It was also the first time Sri Lanka have beaten India in 18 ODI encounters.

Srilankan
batswoman made merry and contained India to just 144; it was a match where
India could have gone through despite losing — but they needed to score at
least 251 runs to ensure their passage to the Super Six on account of a better
net run-rate; India was never on way to that after a disastrous start. India
had a fine start, dismissing Chamari Atapattu on just the fifth ball of the day
but Deepika Rasangika and Yasoda Mendis led the recovery with a 117-run
partnership; later lankan skipper
Shashikala Siriwardene and Mendis added more runs; Eshani Kaushalya rubbed more
with a great 56 runs (not out) consisting
of six fours and three sixes.

India will now play Pakistan in the
seventh place playoff. Sure a target of 283 would bemuse any team; that India allowed
so much and did not get even closer contributed to their exit. Perhaps the decision to keep out the top
wicket-taker Nagarajan Nilanjana who was expensive was one of the reasons.

In Group
A : England and Sri Lanka qualified to their points; while West
Indies beat India
by better net run rate. In the other
group Australia got 6
points; New Zealand 4; and South Africa
2. Pak lost all their 3 matches and
hence did not qualify.